Newport Gwent Dragons kick off their European Challenge Cup campaign with a home game against Bayonne on the weekend of 20th/21st/22nd of October. The following weekend the Men of Gwent make the short journey across the Severn Bridge when they take on Bristol.
When the tournament resumes in December The Dragons face back-to-back matches against Bucuresti the first one being at Rodney Parade on the weekend of 8th/9th/10 of December.
In January The Dragons conclude their pool stage games with a home match to Bristol before travelling to Bayonne on 19th/20th/21st January.
Full Challenge Cup breakdown
The Pools
Pool 1: Newport Gwent Dragons, Bayonne, Bristol Rugby, Bucuresti
Pool 2: Glasgow Warriors, Narbonne, Saracens, SKG Gran Parma
Pool 3: Newcastle Falcons, Brive, Petrarca Padova, Montauban
Pool 4: Connacht Rugby, Montpellier, Bath Rugby, NEC Harlequins
Pool 5: ASM Clermont Auvergne, Worcester Warriors, Arix Viadana, Albi
The Fixtures
Round 1 – 20 / 21 / 22 October
Pool 1 Bucuresti v Bristol Rugby
Pool 1 Newport Gwent Dragons v Bayonne
Pool 2 SKG Gran Parma v Narbonne
Pool 2 Saracens v Glasgow Warriors
Pool 3 Newcastle Falcons v Petrarca Padova
Pool 3 Montauban v Brive
Pool 4 Montpellier v Bath Rugby
Pool 4 Connacht Rugby v NEC Harlequins
Pool 5 Albi v ASM Clermont Auvergne
Pool 5 Worcester Warriors v Arix Viadana
Round 2 – 27 / 28 / 29 October
Pool 1 Bristol Rugby v Newport Gwent Dragons
Pool 1 Bayonne v Bucuresti
Pool 2 Narbonne v Saracens
Pool 2 Glasgow Warriors v SKG Gran Parma
Pool 3 Petrarca Padova v Montauban
Pool 3 Brive v Newcastle Falcons
Pool 4 Bath Rugby v Connacht Rugby
Pool 4 NEC Harlequins v Montpellier
Pool 5 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Worcester Warriors
Pool 5 Arix Viadana v Albi
Round 3 – 8 / 9 / 10 December
Pool 1 Newport Gwent Dragons v Bucuresti
Pool 1 Bayonne v Bristol Rugby
Pool 2 Saracens v SKG Gran Parma
Pool 2 Glasgow Warriors v Narbonne
Pool 3 Montauban v Newcastle Falcons
Pool 3 Brive v Petrarca Padova
Pool 4 Connacht Rugby v Montpellier
Pool 4 NEC Harlequins v Bath Rugby
Pool 5 Worcester Warriors v Albi
Pool 5 Arix Viadana v ASM Clermont Auvergne
Round 4 – 15 / 16 / 17 December
Pool 1 Bucuresti v Newport Gwent Dragons
Pool 1 Bristol Rugby v Bayonne
Pool 2 SKG Gran Parma v Saracens
Pool 2 Narbonne v Glasgow Warriors
Pool 3 Newcastle Falcons v Montauban
Pool 3 Petrarca Padova v Brive
Pool 4 Montpellier v Connacht Rugby
Pool 4 Bath Rugby v NEC Harlequins
Pool 5 Albi v Worcester Warriors P
ool 5 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Arix Viadana
Round 5 – 12 / 13 / 14 January, 2007
Pool 1 Newport Gwent Dragons v Bristol Rugby
Pool 1 Bucuresti v Bayonne
Pool 2 SKG Gran Parma v Glasgow Warriors
Pool 2 Saracens v Narbonne
Pool 3 Montauban v Petracra Padova
Pool 3 Newcastle Falcons v Brive
Pool 4 Connacht Rugby v Bath Rugby
Pool 4 Montpellier v NEC Harlequins
Pool 5 Worcester Warriors v ASM Clermont Auvergne
Pool 5 Albi v Arix Viadana
Round 6 – 19 / 20 / 21 January
Pool 1 Bristol Rugby v Bucuresti
Pool 1 Bayonne v Newport Gwent Dragons
Pool 2 Glasgow Warriors v Saracens
Pool 2 Narbonne v SKG Gran Parma
Pool 3 Petrarca Padova v Newcastle Falcons
Pool 3 Brive v Montauban
Pool 4 Bath Rugby v Montpellier
Pool 4 NEC Harlequins v Connacht Rugby
Pool 5 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Albi
Pool 5 Arix Viadana v Worcester Warriors
Quarter-Finals – 30 / 31 March / 1 April
Semi-Finals – 20 / 21 / 22 April
European Challenge Cup Final – 18 / 19 / 20 May
